Curtain-light apparatus



1,612,847 4 1927' E. H.. WUEST CURTAIN LIGHT APPARATUS Filed Dec. 17.1921 Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

EDWARD II. WUEST, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CURTAIN-LIGHT APPARATUS.

Application filed December lY, 1921. Serial No. 523,171.

My invention relates to improvements in curtain lights for vehicles andsimilar purposes. One of its objects is to provide improved means toapply lights to curtains so as not to cause wrinkles or irregularitiesin the face of the curtain. Another object is to provide improved meansto conveniently and readily apply lights to curtains.

, Another object is to provide improved lights adapted to be marketedand readily applied to curtains at a distant point. Another object is toprovide improved curtain lights adapted to be opened or detached in warmweather and closed in cool or wet weather. My invention furthercomprises certain details of form combination and arrangement, all ofwhich will be fully set forth in the description of the accompanyingdrawings in which: i F 1 is a plan vieW of a curtain light and portionof a curtain embodying one form of my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing a modification.

Fig. 3 is a sectional 33 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. is a view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating a modification. Fig. 5 isaview similar to Fig. trating another modification.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views similar to Fig. 5, illustrating othermodifications.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the preferred embodiments of myinventionin Figs. 1 and 3 of which represents a vehicle side or rearcurtain, 16 a glass or composition light, 17 an annular frame ,of metal,composition or similar material,19 an annular member of metal,vulcanized fiber, card board or similar material and 18 an annularmember of flexible material, as for instance a textile material similarto that of the curtain 15. illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 the text1ledetail taken on line 3, illusmaterial 13. preferably a strip out on thebias. is drawn or stretched over the annular frame 19 so as to make anannular facing for the member 19 with the meeting edges of m thematerial 18 brought face to face outside of the annular member 19 wherethey are t referably trimmed and united by an annular line of stitches14. The frame 17 is preferably provided with a plurality of N inwardlyprojecting stud bolts 21, the heads of which are preferably welded orriveted to the frame 17 and their projecting ends threaded so as toreceive nuts 22 after said stud bolts have been passed throughperforations in the members 18 and 19 to thereby firmly and detachablyclamp the frame 17 and glass panel or light 16 to the annular framecomposed of the members 18 and 19. The clamping joints between the light16 and facing 18, between the frame 17 and the facing 18 and between theframe 17 and light 16 are such as to hold the light firmly butyieldingly so as not to be liable to break the glass of the light, andalso so as to provide leak proof joints to prevent water getting to theinside of the curtain. In the event of the light being broken orinjured. the frame 17 may be readily detached and a new light inserted,

The light apparatus comprising the members 16, 17, 18, and 19 may beassembled and treated as an article ofmanufacture to be sold and appliedto curtains at various distant places. As illustrated in Fig. 3, thelight apparatus is applied to the curtain 15 by cutting a correspondingopening in the curtain adjusting the light apparatus thereto on theouter face of the curtain and uniting themeeting edges of member 18 tothe outer face of the curtain 15 by means of one or more annular linesof stitches as for instance at and 2 1.

In the modification Fig. 2 the frame 17 corresponding to member 17 ofFig. 3, is provided with a hinge member 25 and the member 19corresponding to member 19 of Fig. 3, is provided with a hinge member 26which are held in hinged relation by a hin e rod 27 which is preferablydetachable. At the opposite side of the frames 17 and 19 are latchmembers 28 and 29 carried by said respective members 17' and'19 to latchor unlatch the frame 17' in any'suitable manner as desired. Thusattached to frame 17 and both frame 17 and the light carried therebyunlatched and turned upon the hinge to the dotted line position tosecure better ventilation or the light may be removed and the frame 17'only turned to the-dotted line position where it is preferably securedto the curtain by a. latch member 30. When required the frame 17 may bequickly returned to its fullline position. V

In the modification Fig. 4 the facing material employed to cover member19 is'shown as composed of two annular sections 31 and 32 united near heinner ge f f a e 1.

the light may be by an annular line of stitches 33, and united outsideof member 19 by an annular line of stitches 34. The light apparatus maybe attached to the'curtain 15 as shown in Fig. 8, or by inserting thecurtain material 15 between the two sections 31 and 32 and uniting withone or more annular lines of stitches 35 and 36.

In the modification Fig. 5 I have shown the facing material 40 employedto face the member 19 as applied to the inner face of the curtainmaterial 15 while the inner edge 37 of the curtain material extendsinwardly sufliciently to enter beneath the edge of the frame 17. One ormore lines of stitches 38 are preferably ei'nployed to attach the facingmaterial 40 to the curtain 15.

In the modification Fig. 6 an annular frame corresponding to the frame19 of Fig. 3 is provided in two sections, a relatively rigid section 41as for instance cardboard or sheet metal, and a section 42, of yieldingmaterial, as for instance corkboard or soft rubber so arranged as toprovide an annular rabbet or recess 43 adapted to receive the edge ofthe light 16 without beveling the same, the annular frames 41 and 42 arecovered with a facing textile material 44 correspondingto the facingmaterial 18 of Fig. 3. lVhen pressure is applied to clamp the innerfaced annular frame and the frame 17 together the yielding section 42yields sufficiently to enable a firm grip on the glass, and a watertight joint to be secured.

In the modification Fig. 7, the parts are substantially as shown anddescribed for Figs. 3, to 6 except that in place of employing a facingmaterial embracing both sides of the annular frame 19, a facing textilematerial 48 is applied to only one face of said frame 19 or itsequivalent member, and said facing material 48 employed to unite thelight and light frames to the curtain material 16 by means of one ormore annular lines of stitches 49.

in the modification Fig. 8 the annular frame 50 is composed of a. stripof leather of medium thickness which has been skived at 51 to reduce itsthickness and render it flexible and suitable to be attached to thecurtain material by one or more lines of stitches 52 while the balanceof the frame 50 is relatively thick and rigid and suitable to hold thelight in place with reference to the frames 17 and 50.

The several methods of attaching the light apparatus as shown in. F 3 to8 may be employed interchangably'as desired, and each serves to make apleasing appearance without folds or wrinkles in the curtain, a firmreliable attachment, and one readily employed at the-factory or, at adistance therefrom wherever a sewing machine is available, and toprovide a waterproof joint.

The apparatus herein shown and described is capable of considerablemodification without departing from the spirit of my invention.

lVhat I claim is:

1. A curtain light apparatus comprising a pair of annular frame memberssuperimposed one upon the other and adapted to hold the periphery of alight between their inner edges, means to clamp said frames together, alight clamped in place between the inner edges of said frame members,and a flexible member embracing the inner and outer faces of one ofsaid'frame members and constituting an annular outwardly extendingconnecting member to attach said light and said annular frames to acurtain by stitching said annular outwardly extending connecting memberto one face of the curtain outside of said frames.

2. A curtain light apparatus comprising a pair of substantially rigidframe members hinged together at one side and latched together at theopposite side, a light clamped in place between the inner edges of saidframe members, a flexible facing member embracing the inner and outerfaces of one of said frame members and constituting an annular means ofattaching said light and said annular frames to a. curtain by stitchingsaid flexible facing member to one face of the curtain outside of saidframes.

. 3. A curtain light apparatus comprising a light, an outer annularframe,.an inner annular frame, said inner and outer annular frames beingsuperimposed one upon the other and forming at their inner edges annularclamping members rigidly clamping the light at its periphery, and aflexible annular apron attached to said frames and extending exteriorlyof said frames and constituting an annular attaching member by means ofwhich said light and said frames are attached to a curtain by stitching.

4. A curtain light apparatus comprising a light, an outer annular frame,an inner annular frame, means detachably connecting said frames togetherwith the inner edges of said frames clamped upon the periphery of thelight, and a flexible annular connec 9 ing member intermediate of saidframes and a curtain by means of which said light and said frames areattached to the curtain by stitching said intern'iediate connectingmember to one face of the curtain outside of said frames.

In'testimony whereof I have allixed my signature.

EDWARD H. WUEST.

